The following are quotes collected about Barbara Sinatra through the years:

“She is the classiest, most beautiful lady, outside of my own wife, that I have ever known. She loved Frank with all her heart and protected him and was there for him when frankly maybe some of the others weren’t."

Entertainer Wayne Newton

“I’ve known Barbara Sinatra for many, many years and there was a quote by Louise Steinberg that I’ve never forgotten, she said, ‘Barbara could have fun even in a supermarket.’ I’ve interviewed her many times. She’s always charming.”

The late journalist, Gloria Greer

“Barbara always has a smile on her face. She’s always up. She’s very strong. You only need one friend like Barbara. She never forgets anybody, I don’t care if it’s a busboy at the Racquet Club. If she hasn’t seen him in 25 years she’ll stop and say hello. She’s never changed.”

“I thought she was beautiful – and she is. She’s as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. And she’s so much fun.”

Friend and fellow charity activist Nelda Linsk

"She divorced Zeppo and became Frank's lady. However, he didn't want to get married again, and they broke up. Both of them were obviously unhappy apart, so I decided to do the unheard of. I called Frank and told him he was being foolish. Barbara was a perfect wife for him. She had been a showgirl in Las Vegas and enjoyed his lifestyle... Frank took my advice, and Barbara Marx became Barbara Sinatra in 1976."

Anne Douglas, friend and wife of actor Kirk Douglas, from their book, 'Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter and a Lifetime in Hollywood," by permission of co-author Marcia Newberger

"Back in 1985, Barbara approached me to help her build a home for abused children. She said I had a reputation for fundraising and organization and she was going to open a facility at Eisenhower. I had no idea there was such terrible thing as child sexual abuse. I said yes of course, and the fabulous journey began! We created a board and the children came.

"Barbara's passion and dedication became mine, and I had the pleasure of working with her, as President for several years, and sharing the joy of healing our kids. At this time, we have worked with and healed over 20,000 youngsters...and my own life was changed because of Barbara Sinatra."

“We’re not only doing the therapeutic services. Barbara also wanted to be a beacon of protection everywhere. So, we started the (National Prevention) project 18 months ago and it got finished just a little less than a year ago. That’s something she wanted to do to continue the mission of this organization.”

John Thoresen, director Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center

“She has a working knowledge of the problems and how we approach them, and she’s very aware of the magnitude of the problem, not only in the Coachella Valley, but outside of the valley as well. It is Mrs. Sinatra’s vision.”

"The Children's Center, and what she's done for this community, is unbelievable. This is not just 'Mrs. Frank Sinatra.' The fact that she was married to Frank Sinatra helped. The name is magic. But she did it. She was the one that went around and did the work. This is a little hamlet. This is not a major city, and what she's done for abuse in every area is unbelievable. She's been a big help to a lot of people and she's been a wonderful friend to me."

Rita Vale, friend and widow of singer Jerry Vale

"She was well aware that her celebrity came from being the wife of Frank Sinatra, but she took her celebrity and founded the Children's Center for emotionally and sexually abused children that turns no child away."

Tom Dreesen, friend and opening tour comic for Frank Sinatra and all of the Celebrity Invitational galas

The late Ambassador Leonard Firestone accompanies Frank and Barbara Sinatra as they leave the Susan Ford-Charles Vance wedding at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert in 1979. Courtesy of Palm Springs Historical Society